Mending Life: A Handbook For Repairing Clothes And Hearts G, And Patching To Practice Sustainable Fashion And Repair The Clothes You Love)

Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts g, and Patching to Practice Sustainable Fashion and Repair the Clothes You Love)

Learn the art of visible mending-a joyful, meditative, and restorative practice-to repair the clothes and belongings you love!Mending Life, a beautiful modern sewing and mending guide with vibrant, full-color illustrations woven throughout, encourages us to break free from the fast fashion industry by repairing our clothes rather than discarding them. Along with DIY and how-to illustrations and tutorials, youll find heartfelt stories by authors Nina and Sonya Montenegro (creators of the popular TheFarWoods) that encourage you to change your consumption habits, celebrate a sustainable, intentional lifestyle, demonstrate mending as a powerful act that not only strengthens the object we are repairing, but ourselves as well.Beginners and Seasoned Sewers will find:Basic Mending Skills - how to thread a needle, how to tie knots, and basic stitchesSashiko - a striking Japanese hand-sewing technique for reinforcement and decorationDarning - plain weave, swiss weave, crocheted patch, knitted patch, and needle-felted patchPatching - the best three ways to patch holes how-to guideMending Tutorials by Item - down jackets, shirt cuffs, and linenOther Common Repairs - snags, buttons, belt loops, leggings, pant pockets, and moreSewing Beyond Mending - hemming pants, taking garments in, and adding pocketsExtend the life of your favorite clothes and beloved household items with mending with this timeless and practical guide to cherishing and caring for our belongings.